Kevin James

Originally born Kevin George Knipfing on April 26, 1965 in Mineola, NY, his family soon settled in Stony Brook, NY, where his father Joe, an insurance salesman, and mother Janet, who worked for a chiropractor, raised him and two siblings. James enjoyed a quiet childhood, developing into a serious athlete as he got older. Attending Ward Melville High School, he wrestled on the school team alongside future WWF wrestler Mick Foley before becoming a football running back in his senior year. After his 1983 graduation, he headed upstate to study sports management and play football as a fullback at the State University of New York at Cortland. Several credits shy of graduation, a disinterested Jame... Continue Bio >>